Give A Child A chance

A child needs your help today

Millions of children in developing countries lack access to basic necessities, like health care, nutrition and education. When you sponsor a child, you give them resources they need to survive and empower them to raise the standard of living for their families and communities. Help a child. Help their community. Help begin the cycle of progress.

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The Start of something special

When you sponsor a child, you’ll receive an information package about them, including details about their lives and the community they live in, and photos of them and their family. You’ll also receive an introduction letter from your child, opportunities to write them whenever you like, and annual updates on your child, their community and country so you can see first-hand how your donations have made an impact.

Change A child's life

Three reasons why you should sponsor a child with Plan:

1. Sponsorship benefits the sponsored child

“I was a very poor child in Colombia, but my Canadian sponsor showed me the world through her letters. Now I am 50, with an MBA and have traveled to 15 countries. Thank you Plan and my sponsor Miss Louise Miller.”

2. Child Sponsorship benefits the whole community

“I went to visit my sponsored child, Ruby in Ghana, Africa The money from sponsors funds so many amazing projects that benefit both sponsored children and the children in their community. It makes more of a difference than you can even imagine.”

Kaitlyn Strickland, Plan Canada child sponsor

3. Sponsorship benefits YOU!

“When I visited my sponsored child, Sidonie it was rewarding to see the significant difference I've made in her life and in the community, especially in such a remote place!”

Still have questions? Let us help!

Child Sponsorship provides you with an opportunity to have a unique personal connection with a child and their family in one of the developing countries where Plan works. As part of your sponsorship you can exchange letters and photos and visit your sponsored child.

When you sponsor a child, your donations are pooled to support a wide range of programs in your sponsored child's community. This means you are helping to improve the life of your sponsored child and the lives of all those in the community.

No. When you sponsor a child, your contributions not only benefit the child you are sponsoring, they benefit the whole community! Your contributions are pooled to support a wide range of programs in your sponsored child's community. More than 75 years of experience have taught us that helping families and communities become self-sufficient is the best way to secure the child’s future.

Absolutely! If you write to your sponsored child, they’ll write back to you! Writing to the child your sponsor is one of the most rewarding aspects of sponsorship. And with our free online tool, MyPlan, writing to your sponsored child is easy!

Yes! We encourage sponsors to consider a trip to their sponsored child's community. It's a life changing experience to meet your sponsored child and their family and you will be able to see first-hand the impact your sponsorship is making. Please contact us 10 weeks in advance of a visit so we can make the necessary preparations for you.

Our Donor Care team is happy to answer any questions you have about our work. You can call them at 1-866-321-2386 or email info@plancanada.ca. You can also request an information package to learn more about Child sponsorship.

About Plan International

About Plan International

Plan International is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.

About Plan International

Founded in 1937, Plan International is one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies, working in partnership with millions of people around the world to end global poverty. Not for profit, independent and inclusive of all faiths and cultures, Plan International strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.